Headrest hanger



W am: l0, 1936.

A. BONGIOVANNI 2,33,8M

HEADREST HANGER Filed May 29,11935 gmc/who@ QA. ozzaz'o Vanna'.

Patented Mer. 1o, 1936 y UNITED- PATENT o-FFLCE 2,033,811! HEADREST HANGER i". Y Antonio Bongiovanni, Philadelphia;` Par., assigner` of one-half Salvatore? Sgm,- Philadelphia,

Applica-tion May 29;.1935; serial No; 24,127

2 claims.

and'quickly attached to any conventionalbarbers followed of laying thel headrestaside.

1li The invention seeks, as a further object, to provide a device not only adapted to supporta headrest having a flat shank but also adaptedtosupport a headrest having a two-prong'sha'nk aswell Mas a headrest having a 'single-prong shank,v so

iti'that the device will thus be suited. fora wide range of use.

AnotherV object ofthe inventionin,th1`s'con nection, is to provide a device having a stoplug to Acoact with the flat shankY of the' headrest in sucha way that the headrest will' be prevented frornvtiltingV backwards upon the device' in the Way of the barber.` i

And the invention seeks,` as astill further'object,.to provide a Adevice the body ofwhichmay'Y zgbe stamped from sheetemetal", wherein all.. ofthe incisions in the body-blank will be at one,- longitudinal margin thereof, to thus facilitate' the'. stamping operation andwherein the clampstraps `of the blankand the stoplug mentionedwill all 3ibe bent rearwardly in the same direction. v

Other and incidental objects will appear as the description proceeds and in the drawing forming a part of this application,

Figure 1 is a side elevation showing my im-V proved device attached to a conventional barbers chair and illustrating the headrest of the chair positioned on the device.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the blank from which the device is formed. 40 Figure 3 is a perspective view of the device.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken medially through the device and more clearly illustrating the manner in which the device is attached to a barbers chair. n The body of my improved headrest hanger is preferably stamped as a blank from suitable resilient sheet metal and every eiort has been made to produce a blank of such construction as to reduce cost to a minimum. As particularly brought out in Figure 2, the blank is oblong in general contour and formed in one longitudinal margin of the blank are spaced parallel transverse slits I0 between which the blank is further provided with short slits II connected at their lower ends by a longitudinal slit I2, the

Vto produce these parts.

This invention relates to an improved'headresti hanger for barbers chairs and seeks; among other" objects, to provide a device whichm'aybeeasily slits II being parallel to" each otheras well afs parallel to the'slits III.. As will be'perceived; the' slits IUjII, and I2 deneaheader plate I3 fromv the lower edge' of' which extendsstraps I4 at the endsofthe' plate while between said straps 5" is' defined a medial tongue' I5, rounded at its free end., Released by' the slits II and I2' is an` oblong stoplug I6 extendingv transversely' throughout thema'jor portion of the width oftheV tonguev I5 ati the root thereof. 'Ihe tongue I51'0V is somewhat'longer than the straps' I4 which, as' may,` be noted incidentally are providedwith rounded outer corners, and preferably said tongue is of a widthap'proximately three times the width of either strap which latter are'of equalV width. 1'5"" Formed'. in the free end' portion of` the tongue I5' is a pair" of transverselyV spaced openings I1 and arranged mediallyrv with respectl to said openingslis'a third like. opening I8 disposed nearlthe tip ofthe tongue. i

The straps are. bent rearwardly along the dotted lines shown in Figure 2 to provide a pairf of U-shaped yokes I9 at the ends of the header'`V plate' I3A and the free ends of said yoke's are formed withtappedopenings to receiveethurnbi screws 2U. Similarly, the lug I5 is bent rearward along the dotted line shown in Figure 2` to provide a transversely extending slot 2`I at therootY of the tongue I5 and, as brought out in Figure 4 the stop-'lug I5 inclines downwardly and rear.; 3U;i

wardl'y at aneobtuse angle to the header plate I3. The tongue" I5"^is, as also best brought out in? Figure 4, curved forwardly with respect' to the" header plate, the free end of the tongue lying substantially at a right angle to the header plate. 35

Attention is now directed to the fact that the construction of the body blank is such that said blank may be stamped, at a single operation, from suitable sheet metal, all of the incisions and openings in the blank being at one longitudinal mar- 40 gin thereof. This feature permits the use of a correspondingly simplified die. Furthermore, as the stop lug I6 and yokes I9 are all bent in the same direction, these parts may, in the manufacture of the present device, be initially shaped, 45 after which the tongue I5 may be curved sothat a minimum number of operations will be required As best seen in Figure 3, the header plate I3 is curved longitudinally.

' In Figure 1 of the drawing, I have shown a 50 conventional barbers chair including the usual pedestal 22, seat 23 having the customary depending peripheral flange 24, seat cushion 25, footrest 26, backrest 21 and headrest 28, the headrest being provided with the usual shank 29 normally 55 wardly at the rear of the slot 2I .at just the right 50 Y' downwardly and rearwardly so that the possibil- `the slot.

plate I3 so as to overlie the outer face of thev ange 24 and obviate abrasion thereof and, as will now be appreciated, the device may be readily positioned upon the ange 24 at the rear of the,

barbers chair when the thumb-screws 20 may be tightened for rmly securing the device in place.

As is well known, the headrest 23 is detached from the backrest of the barbers chair whenever a barber is called upon to cut the hair of a customer and, under conventional practice, theY headrest is laid aside, generally upon some convenient object'. This practice is not only unsanitary but quite often, the headrest is misplaced withv the result that a loss of time ensues in an endeavor to locate the headrest. The present invention, therefore, is designed to overcome these difficulties. When the headrest 2B is removed from the backrest 2?, the shank 29 is inserted through the slot 2 I, as seen in Figure 4 of the drawing, when the tongue I5 of the device will support the headrest in a conveniently accessible place but entirely out of the way of the barber. Furthermore, attention is particularly directed to the fact that the stop lug I 6 is inclined downangle to properly coact with the shank 29 for preventing. the headrest from tilting rearwardly on the hanger, while also, said stop lug will provide a' guide for the shank when initially directed into As will be appreciatedythe cushion and associated parts of the headrest provide a weight at the upper end of the shank 29 and without the stop lug I6 the headrest would tilt downwardly and rearwardly on the device, when the shank l-woul`d slip from the slot 2| and the headrest become displaced, particularly when the seat of the chair is revolved. By providing the stop lug I6, however, the Lipper end of the headrest is effectively prevented, as will be seen, from tilting ity of accidental displacement of the headrest from the hanger is overcome.

The headrest of some barbers chairs now in use employ a pair of spaced rod-like prongs or shanks in lieu of the shank 29 and I have accordingly provided the tongue I5 with a pair of openings I'I to removably receive said prongs so that my improved device may accordingly be employed in connection with barbers chairs equipped with headrests of the construction indicated. Furthermore, the headrests of some barbers chairs now in use employ a single rod-like prong or shank and I have accordingly provided the tongue I5 with the opening I8 to removably receive said prong. My improved hanger is thus adapted for a wide range of use.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1. A headrest hanger including a header plate provided at its rear side with means for attachment to a barbers chair and having a depending tongue projecting forwardly from the lower edge of the plate, said tongue being provided with a slot therein to receive the shank of a headrest, and a stop lug extending rearwardly of the plate from the lower edge thereof at said slot to coact with said shank for limiting the headrest against tilting movement.

2. A headrest hanger formed from a sheet metal body-blank having its upper longitudinal margin providing a header plate and having its lower longitudinal margin formed with a pair of spaced transverse slits dening companion straps at the ends of the blank separated by an intervening tongue and said blank being further provided at the base of said tongue between said firstmentioned slits with a pair of spaced transverse slits connected at their lower ends by a longitudinal slit in the blank to provide a stop lug, said straps being bent laterally and upwardly at one side of the header plate to provide yokes at the rear of said plate and said tongue being bent laterally in a direction opposite to said yokes to extend forwardly at the front side of the plate, andv clamping elements carried by said yokes for connecting the header plate with a barbers chair, said stop lug being bent rearwardly with respect to the header plate to provide a slot in said tongue adapted to receive the shank of a headrest and said lug being disposed to engage said shank for limiting the headrest against forward tilting movement.

ANTONIO BONGIOVANNI. 

